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Chapter 116 Do You Want A Wife?
The Great Chamber of the Red Castle.

The five members of the Imperial Council were staring wide-eyed at each other.

Not long after they got up, the news came that Sansa was gone.

"Lord Sterling, can you tell me how a weak woman escaped from the Red Keep?"

Queen Cersei's tone was as exasperated as her expression.

The army from the north is pressing down on the city, but the most important hostage in the city has escaped. This is really not happy.

Sterling, who was the latest to join the imperial meeting, was naturally the most disturbed, "According to my people, not even a mouse escaped from the door of the Red Castle last night, so Miss Sansa must have come through some secret passage that we don't know about. Ran away."

He has carefully checked the records of entering and exiting the Red Castle last night, and confirmed that it is impossible for Miss Stark to leave the main entrance of the Red Castle no matter what.

The grand maester Paichel, who pretended to be old, added: "According to the maid who watched Sansa, she rushed to Sansa's room as soon as she realized something was wrong, but there were more than ten strong men from the north in the room at that time." , one of them knocked her out with a single punch, and she didn't know what happened after that."

Pycelle's tone was slow, and he tended to excuse the old maid, which naturally made Cersei furious on the spot.

"Does she think I'm a fool? More than ten strong men, do the northerners treat the Red Fort like a fish market outside Mud Gate, come and go freely?"

After the Red Castle found out that Sansa was missing, they naturally found the old maid who was tied under the bed immediately, and then learned some "truths" from her.

In order to reduce her responsibility, the old maid chose to exaggerate the number of people.

In this way, the most responsible should be the golden robes guarding the castle, after all, they are the ones who let people sneak in.

But the confession of the old maid did not convince the Queen Mother, so there was this imperial meeting.

Cersei insists that Miss Stark should have escaped by herself after attacking and tying up the maid, just like her sister.

Baelish, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, suppressed a smile. He would rather believe that ten strong men appeared on the Queen Mother's bed than believe that such a group of northerners could sneak into the Red Keep to save Stark.

Pai Sear was yelled at by the Queen Mother, and he felt that he couldn't hold back his face. He suddenly caught a glimpse of Littlefinger Baelish's unusually exciting face, so he ignited the fire and said:
"It appears that our chancellor has a different view."

Cersei, who had nowhere to vent her anger, naturally turned her head to look at Baelish, and the other three did the same.

Littlefinger was about to watch the queen mother yell at the new Duke Sterling - he was an earl himself, but a pig butcher became a duke and got Harrenhal, which made him jealous - - I didn't expect to be noticed, so I coughed lightly and explained:
"Naturally, outsiders cannot enter the Red Castle. Miss Sansa can only escape by herself."

Cersei is now a big goose with flapping wings, biting whoever she catches.

"You mean, Sansa, who stayed in the Red Keep for several months, didn't escape. As soon as the northerners came, she had the guts to run out, and it was when the main gate was closed. Could it be that she is like a sparrow Same, flew out?"

Ed was beheaded by his son, and the two Miss Starks disappeared one after another, so King's Landing City did not have a significant hostage.The father and his family's army were in the distant Xihe, which made the situation in King's Landing City suddenly dangerous.

It's no wonder the Queen Mother lost her composure.

Littlefinger scanned the crowd and suddenly thought of Varys the octopus spider.

In terms of motivation and ability, only the chief of intelligence can send Sansa out without anyone noticing.

Baelish was also very annoyed by Sansa's disappearance, so he provoked dissension: "It's impossible to fly out, but you can really leave the Red Keep from certain places, such as the basement where a lord often goes. As far as I know, it can lead to the sewage sewer stone road, and the stone road leads to the Blackwater River."

Like all castles, the toilets in the Red Castle are built on high ground to allow excrement to fall naturally, so many small holes have been dug.

And among these sewage holes, one or two of Baobuqi have been widened enough to allow people to leave.

According to Littlefinger's sources, Intelligence Chief Varys should have such a channel.

Although Littlefinger himself had such a way in and out of the Red Keep, he climbed down the cliff instead of the smelly sewer.

Although Baelish didn't say who it was, the sight he cast on Varys has clearly reminded everyone.

So Cersei turned her head and asked, "Really, Lord Varys?"

The fat face of the chief intelligence officer who folded his hands was a little confused, "Your Majesty, this is slander. It is obvious that Lord Baelish is closer to Sansa and her mother. Whoever wants to send Sansa out of the city?" Among the rebels, he is the only one."

He was anxious to get rid of his relationship, and did not immediately deny the existence of this passage.

Cersei didn't hear the meaning behind the words, and looked at the Chancellor of the Exchequer again.

"It sounds like you have more motives for committing the crime. Give me a convincing reason, or I will throw you into the dungeon."

Now that it has come to a critical moment of life and death, the chancellor of the exchequer has little effect.

The little finger with gray temples suddenly became anxious, and after counting breaths, he came up with the most convincing reason for the confused queen dowager.

"When His Majesty Joffrey I took the throne, my position was very clear. There is no shortage of smart people in the North, and they can naturally guess the role I play in it. What reason do I have to please them?"

Cersei thought about it, too.

"Why is Sansa missing?" Joffrey's voice came from outside the door.

Then, the king, who is not a womanizer, came in angrily.

"Don't all of you know where she's gone?"

Torturing Miss Stark has become a daily task for King Joe, so he is very angry about Sansa's disappearance.

"Little Qiao, I have already sent someone to search the city from house to house. I believe we can find her."

The queen mother comforted her son in this way, and she was also comforting herself.

"The rebel army outside the city has not been resolved, and the city is still shameful. You really..."

Joffrey swung his right fist angrily, as if to vent his anger.

Seeing that her son was angry, Cersei hurriedly comforted her: "Don't worry, I already have a plan to defeat the enemy. In a few days, the rebels will all go to the old gods."

Joffrey pointed to his mother, "It's better like this. If the rebel army is not wiped out within five days, I will lead the army out of the city myself, and defeat the rebel army just like my father fought at Ruby Shoal. .And decorate my throne room with the heads of northern nobles who are as stupid as Eddard."

The current king is keen to renovate the Red Castle, and the pattern of a stag on the windows of the Throne Hall and Maegor's Tower has been replaced by a weeping blood seven-pointed star.

When Cersei thought of the heads of Ed and others hanging outside the Red Keep, she felt a sudden chill.

"Don't worry, the northern nobles won't leave a whole body behind." She stood up, coaxed her son to leave the chamber, and focused on repairing the Red Castle.

The king and the queen mother were about to leave when Pacelle suddenly said, "Your Majesty, Lords Baelish and Varys still have a secret way out of the Red Keep."

The bachelor's mind may not be as good as these two, but it's not much worse, so I naturally remember this matter.

Joffrey glanced back coldly, "Let these two lords lead people to block their secret passage, or I'll let them enjoy the dungeon."

Although he was speaking to Pycelle and Sterling, the meaning of the threat was accurately transmitted to the ears of the parties involved.

Then the emperor and the queen mother turned and left.

Littlefinger and Varys looked at each other, and the latter shrugged helplessly.

Baelish didn't want to anger the king at this juncture, so he could only let Sterling lead the golden robes to block the wooden door leading to the cliff.

As for the black well leading to the sewer in Varys, it was naturally sealed.

No one knows if there are other secret passages to get in and out of the Red Keep, but nominally there are none.

……

At noon three days later, by the Blackwater River.

Arthur was practicing handaxe throwing when a blue light curtain suddenly appeared. It turned out that it could be upgraded.

[Baron: Arthur Bracken]

【Level: 8】

[Experience value: 10031/20000]

【Strength: 20】

[Agility: 12]

【Intelligence: 7】

【Charm: 9】

【技能：铁骨5、强击8、强掷3、强弓1、武器掌握2、盾防1、跑动2、骑术5、骑射0、掠夺0、教练0、跟踪0、战术1、向导0、侦察0、疗伤0、手术0、急救0、工程学0、说服力1、俘虏管理1、统御3、交易0】

【武器熟练度：单手武器74、双手武器125、长杆武器117、弓箭31、弩31、投掷51】

After adding points, Arthur put away the panel.

The attribute points brought by the upgrade continue to increase strength, two skill points are added to the strong throw, and ten weapon points are added to the throw.

The previous several battles and the throwing practice in the past few days have brought the proficiency of pole weapons to 117, and the proficiency of throwing has reached 41.

In this upgrade, he changed the direction of reinforcement to throwing weapons.

Twenty points of power is already the peak of human beings. Throwing heavy axes and other weapons with such strength can increase Arthur's killing radius to tens of meters.

Of course, the accuracy of throwing is not as good as bows and crossbows, but the range of strikes is much greater.

Arthur has already tried it, throwing a normal hand ax over, a creature the size of a chicken or duck can be broken in two on the spot.

Although he hadn't really tried it, it seemed that the enemy's neck without a throat guard would not be able to withstand the axe.

In order to increase the damage, Arthur specially asked the big bull Gendry to create ten heavy handaxes for him.

Although Daniel has also learned the dyeing steelmaking method of Master Tuobu, he cannot make the golden Guandao temporarily because of the lack of raw materials.

And the big sword Shuoyue was given to Lord Taiwen by him, and the old Guandao used by Tobu couldn't last a few battles, so he had to consider what kind of weapon to use.

Fortunately, the sledgehammer was still there, so Arthur, who liked throwing, decided to temporarily turn himself into a hoplite.

Use a giant hammer to deal with enemies within one meter, and use a heavy hand ax to deal with enemies one meter away or within tens of meters.

It was time for dinner, and he returned to the camp with a few Kohor mercenaries who served as personal soldiers, ready to have lunch.

"Hey, isn't this Arthur's brother? How is he doing?" Before Bracken ordered "Ally" to prepare his own lunch, Aennis Foyle came up to him suddenly.

Beside him are Patrick, Hosting, and Raymond from Riverland.

Because people in the north generally looked down on the Frey family, Hosting always went to Raymond and Patrick's tent to drink and chat.

Aenys was the commander of Frey's soldiers, and he often stayed in his camp, which was a rare visitor.

"Very good, I go to the Lion Gate to guard the gate from time to time."

There are seven city gates in Junlin City, and the Lion Gate is the gate on the east side, and it is also the closest to the pier.

According to the distribution of the Marquess of Bolton, the people in the river guard the four gates in the north and east.The coalition army camp is on the west side of the Steel Gate and the Gods Gate, so the Frey family chose the three closest gates, and left the farthest Lion Gate to Arthur's men and the daughter brought by Raymond. Quancheng soldiers.

"Just let the little soldiers guard the gate. It's time for a fierce general like you to maintain his health. When the day of the siege is the time for you to show up."

Innis was talking nonsense, but his hand directly grabbed Arthur's arm.

"My brother and I haven't seen each other for a few days. I brought a few barrels of good wine. It's time to connect with each other. Let's go into the tent."

The behavior of this man made Arthur puzzled. He was over 40 years old, older than the original owner's father, but he still called Arthur his brother and brother.

In his impression, this person is usually very calm, with the appearance of a commander.

Why does he look like a broker now.

Arthur looked behind Patrick and Raymond, wondering what happened.

The two held back their laughter, but refused to disclose it to Bracken.

The five went into Arthur's tent and waited for the food to be served.

During this period, Ennis and Hosting chatted around Arthur, pouring wine and making housework, but they didn't talk about business.

But Patrick and Raymond watched the performance of the three, holding back their laughter.

Finally, Arthur couldn't take it anymore, and asked Hosting, who was less thoughtful, "What's the matter? Do you have anything to do?"

Hosting was very honest, and immediately stated the purpose of his brothers: "Arthur, do you want a wife?"

Innis struck while the iron was hot, "Yes, I will find you a wife that suits your status. Our Frey family is a marquis family, and we are even related to the Stark and Tully families. It is decent enough to marry us."

If Arthur remembers correctly, Robb's condition for crossing the river this time is to marry two and one: Edmure and Robb each marry a Frey, and Arya marries another Frey.

This is more stringent than the original conditions.

The Frey family and the two lord families have not yet formally married, and the two brothers have already talked about their relationship.

This is really... thick-skinned.

Arthur thought about it, and decided that he should definitely refuse.

"Now is the period of turmoil, and I have no intention of marrying a wife, so you two should stop thinking about it."

Seeing Arthur's refusal, Hosting suddenly became unhappy with his long face on his hips.

Innis was indomitable, and spent lunch discussing marriage with Arthur.

"It's easy to talk about the dowry, what do you think about the money that weighs your body?" After eating, Innis wanted to talk about the marriage, and made it clear that he would not leave.

This made Arthur a little depressed, so he left by himself.

He took a hundred of Qohor's sellswords to the east to patrol Lion's Gate, avoiding the two Freys.

Before dinner, the servant Meydan came to report that Aenis was still on guard, so Arthur's dinner was settled near the Lion's Gate.

The little episode didn't affect his mood, but the fire on the campsite after nightfall made Arthur feel uneasy.

That was a shocking flame that reddened half of the night.

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(End of this chapter)